THE CRUSADES: The First Crusade TURN RESOLUTION: February 1098 *HIGHLIGHTS The Ridwan Syrians get 5SPs of reinforcements in Aleppo The Fatimids get 10SPs of reinforcements in Alexandria Arnulf(Northern Franks) and Baldwin of Boulogne(Germans) go home The recently arrived Genoan fleet at Famagusta goes home for the winter The Sicilian Normans bribe their fellow Crusaders to continue sieging Antioch The siege at Antioch goes on *RANDOM EVENTS (initial rolls) *Fatimid Caliphate Rolls: 2,6,6,1 Random Event: 14, Nothing Muslim Reinforcements: Alexandria(10) *Syrians - Ridwan Rolls: 3,3,3,2 Random Event: 1, Reinforcements Muslim Reinforcements: Pelusium(10) *Syrians - Duqaq Rolls: 4,5,1,4 Random Event: 3, Disssension Muslim Reinforcements: Harenc(10) *Mosul Turks Rolls: 2,1,6,6 Random Event: 4, Dissension Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15) *Northern Franks and Normans Rolls: 2,3,6,5 Random Event: 9, Leader abandons Crusade *Sicilian Normans Rolls: 6,1,3,3 Random Event: 11, Armenian revolt *Germans Rolls: 2,3,5,3 Random Event: 9, Leader abandons Crusade *Southern Franks Rolls: 4,3,3,2 Random Event: 14, Nothing *RANDOM EVENTS (orders and resolution) -remove last turn reinforcement notes from summary and amalgamate forces if neccesary Fatimid Caliphate Dami/010 Gaza/005 *Fatimid Caliphate >Muslim Reinforcements: Alexandria(10) Alex/010 (February reinforcements) *Syrians - Ridwan >Random Event: 1, Reinforcements Orders:- > Let's put the reinforcement in Aleppo. Alep/005 (January reinforcements) >Muslim Reinforcements: Pelusium(10) Not controlled *Syrians - Duqaq >Random Event: 3, Disssension Noted below in Combat and Siege phases >Muslim Reinforcements: Harenc(10) Not controlled *Mosul Turks >Random Event: 4, Dissension Note below in Combat and Siege phases >Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15) Not controlled *Northern Franks and Normans >Random Event: 9, Leader abandons Crusade # Rolls are for the following NF leaders:- # 1908/011 Robert(Flndrs)/4P3 # 1908/002 Stephen/2S2 # 1908/005 Walter/1T2 # 1908/006 Girard/1T1 # 1908/006 Hugh(Pol)/3S2 # 1908/003 Caro/1T1 # 1908/004 Ralph/1T1 # 1908/003 Guerin/1T1 # 1908/003 Arnulf/(1)T1B # 1908/003 Aubrey/1T1 # 1705/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 # 1705/002 Drogo/1T1 # 1705/001 Arnulf/1T1 # Tort/002 Ivo/1T1 # Tort/001 Hugh(Vmdos)/1T1 # Icon/001 Clrmbald/1T1 (captured Yaghi-Siyan/1T2, Ridwan Syrian) # Phil/001 William/1T1 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 5 2 3 6 3 2 4 3 Arnulf goes home 1705/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 1705/002 Drogo/1T1 --- 9 *Sicilian Normans >Random Event: 11, Armenian revolt No Armenians controlled *Germans >Random Event: 9, Leader abandons Crusade # Rolls are for the following GE leaders:- # Part/003 Godfrey/5P3 # Part/004 Dudo/1T1 # Part/002 Conon/1T1 # Part/001 Eustace/3S2 # Tars/005 Baldwin(Boulogne)/1S4 # Tars/003 Rainald/1T2 # Tars/001 Baldwin(Bourg)/1T1 # Rave/006 Henry/1T1 # Rave/002 Peter/1T1 # Seul/001 Otto/(1)T1B # Seul/001 Oshin/0T1 (Armenian, disrupted) # Seul/001 Constantine/0T1 (Armenian, disrupted) # Lamp/001 Warner/1T1 # Lamp/001 Baldwin(Hainault)/2T3 4 4 3 5 6 2 5 5 5 5 2 6 2 2 No orders received to pay leader to stay. Baldwin of Boulogne goes home. Constantine unaffected as Armenian. Tars/003 Rainald/1T2 Tars/001 Baldwin(Bourg)/1T1 --- 4 *Southern Franks >Random Event: 14, Nothing *PRIOR TO MOVEMENT -alliances are formed/dissolved[PGM3.3] No orders -ransoms are paid and Leaders returned[9.86] No orders -check Crusader Fleet attrition in Winter turns[12.61] # Rolls are for the following Fleets:- # 1) Lata/002 1Fleet (English) # 2) Stsy/002 1Fleet (Flemish) # 3) Fama/002 1Fleet (Pisa) 6 4 2 NB the Famagusta fleet should be the recently arrived Genoan one. Fama/002 1Fleet (Genoa)(returns Mar II 1098) -assignment of Butimedes[22.13] No orders *BRIBERY PHASE *Northern Franks and Normans >If a bribe is received, pay it into Robert of Flanders field treasury *Sicilian Normans >I send 5 bezants as a bribe to the new fleet in Famagusta > >I send 20 bezants to the Northern Frank, to Robert, as a bribe to pay for >siege losses. > >I send 5 bezants to the German, to Godfrey, as a bribe for siege losses. > >I send 50 bezants to the Southern Franks as a bribe, to Raymond, for siege >losses and other considerations. > >These bezants are from the Famagusta city treasury. Spending 80 bezants in bribes:- Famagusta/1212/3P/082 Receiving 55 bezant bribe:- #1:115 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 Receiving 20 bezant bribe:- #1:054 Robert(Flndrs)/4P3 Receiving 5 bezant bribe:- #1:010 Godfrey/5P3 *MOVEMENT PHASE *check LOCs All ok *Fatimid Caliphate No movement 18SP Force in 1425 has not moved since Jan. APs = (5x2)x2 = 20, 2SP loss. 1425/016 Iftikhar/2T1 (1 treachery point)(not moved in Jan) *Syrians - Ridwan No movement *Syrians - Duqaq No movement *Mosul Turks No movement 3SP force in 2503 does not move. Loses 1SP (see 13.25). 2503/002 (not moved since Feb) *Northern Franks and Normans >Order:Move >1705/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 >1705/002 Drogo/1T1 >1705/001 Arnulf/1T1 > --- > 10 >Hexes:=1805,1906,1806,1807=5MPs, APs = (2x3+1)x2=14, 1SP loss >William pays any attrition costs 1807/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 1807/002 Drogo/1T1 --- 9 Spending 5 bezants:- Philomelium/0101/1/045 *Sicilian Normans No movement *Germans NMR *Southern Franks No movement -remove disruptions(9.73) German Seul/001 Oshin/0T1 (Armenian) Seul/001 Constantine/0T1 (Armenian) *COMBAT PHASE NB *Syrians - Duqaq >Random Event: 3, Disssension *Mosul Turks >Random Event: 4, Dissension No combats *SIEGE PHASE NB *Syrians - Duqaq >Random Event: 3, Disssension *Mosul Turks >Random Event: 4, Dissension *Syrians - Ridwan >Don't accept any terms at the siege of Antioch. Anti/016 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 *Northern Franks and Normans >Order:Full Siege >1908/011 Robert(Flndrs)/4P3 >1908/002 Stephen/2S2 >1908/005 Walter/1T2 >1908/006 Girard/1T1 >1908/006 Hugh(Pol)/3S2 >1908/004 Everard/1T1 >1908/003 Caro/1T1 >1908/004 Ralph/1T1 >1908/003 Guerin/1T1 >1908/003 Arnulf/(1)T1B >1908/003 Aubrey/1T1 > --- > 50 >William pays any attrition costs >Offer terms, Ridwans may retreat to nearest friendly city *Sicilian Normans >Bohemond, Herman and Butimedes, Tancred, Boel, Alberard, Humphry, William >and Roger stay in 1908 and participate in the siege of Antioch. They pay >any siege attrition loss from the field treasury. 1908/003 Bohemond/6P4 1908/003 Tancred/5S4 1908/003 Boel/1T2 1908/002 Alberard/1T1 1908/001 Roger/1T1 1908/001 Herman/1T1 1908/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine) --- 17 *Southern Franks >1. Orders Full Siege (Antioch) - no terms offered to the Saracens >1908/011 Raymond(Toulouse) >1908/006 Gaston >1908/007 Gerard >1908/005 Isoard >1908/001 Adhemar >1908/006 Franc-Lmbt >1908/005 Rambald >1908/003 Wm-Hugh >--------- > 44 SPs >Spend bezants to prevent attrition. # Rolls to determine leadership of the combined force in 1908. # First roll for Robert of Flanders (NF,4P3), # second for Raymond of Toulouse (SF,4P3) # third for Bohemond (SN,6P4) 2 3 2 Bohemond is in Command Siege of Antioch 50+17+44 v 16x4 = 111 v 64, no assault possible # On each line first roll is for assault roll, # second/third for Attacker/Defender attrition. # Sieges:- # 1) Antioch 1 5 3 Crusaders lose 3SPs Ridwans lose 2SPs Anti/014 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 Spending 5 bezants to avoid 1SP loss:- #1:005 Bohemond/6P4 Spending 5 bezants to avoid 1SP loss:- Philomelium/0101/1/040 Spending 5 bezants to avoid 1SP loss:- #1:110 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 ECONOMICS PHASE *Fatimid Caliphate Alexandria/0125/3P/003 Cairo/0329/4/075 Damietta/0625/2P/006 Pelusium/0826/2P/028 -pay any Fleet maintenance[19.5] Spending 15 bezants:- Cairo/0329/4/060 *Syrians - Ridwan Aleppo/2407/3/009 Antioch/1908/3/055 Edessa/2505/3/020 Hamah/2111/3/021 Harenc/2108/2/020 Homs/2213/3/085 *Syrians - Duqaq Acre/1619/3P/021 Ascalon/1524/2P/018 Caesarea/1521/2P/023 Jaffa/1523/2P/023 Jerusalem/1823/4/045 (The True Cross) Sidon/1717/2P/016 Tripoli/1814/3P/032 Tyre/1618/3P/018 *Mosul Turks Melitene/2301/2/024 Samosata/2503/2/011 *Armenians None *Northern Franks and Normans Iconium/0903/2/007 Tortosa/1812/2P/008 *Sicilian Normans Famagusta/1212/3P/085 Latakia/1810/2P/007 *Germans(GE) Lampron/1405/2/018 Partzepert/1705/2/011 Tarsus/1508/2P/016 *Southern Franks None